title: Group A streptococcal brain abscess: a case report and a review of the literature since 1988.
abstract: Brain abscesses caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) are rare infectious diseases. In this report we present a case of brain abscess due to GAS infection occurring after milk tooth extraction in a healthy child. A literature review of previously reported cases is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Nagahama Red Cross Hospital, Nagahama, Japan. anri520@msn.com
authors.forename: Anri
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Seiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narumiya
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*